Drinking-cup.



A. e. SHEAK. DRINKING 0UP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1909.

Patented Oct. 18, 1910,

. h aim o center of the cup where thewater spouts .up

State of New York, have nozzle provided perforated top, I the jet of the drinking cup.

the'cup and soarranged that the person gpench his thirst. In attempting todrink UNITED STATES PATENT onrron.

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DRINKING-CUP.

To all whom it may concern." 1 a Be it known that I, ANDREW Gr. SHEAK, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and invented a new and useful DrinkingGup, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to drinking fountains and has for an object to produce .a drinking fountain that is h gienic and may be installed in schools, public buildings, hospitals, and like places without necessarily placing it over a. sink, bowl or other receptacle for catching the overflow water.

Another object is to provide a drinking fountain which will prevent a person when drinking from bringing his lips into contact with any part of the drinking cup.

' A still further object is to provide the drinking cup with a truncated cone-shaped with a fine meshed wire or over its inlet opening so that water issuing from the inlet opening'will be directed above the surface of the water in the cup in a. short, thick, steady column sothat a person may readily quench his thirst without putting his lips down into the Water in the cup.

-A' defect in many of the drinking, cups- -now, in use is that the drinkers lips may be.

brought into contact with some portion of The cup is thus rendered unhygienic which feature prohibits the use of the drinking cups in schoolsand similar public places. This disadvantage. I have overcomeby placing an outer guard around drinkingmust hold his mouthv above. the

ina short, thick,steady column, in order to om the rim of the cupthe drinkers chin is elevated by the outer guard so that his nose is brought into contact with the column of-water issuing from the. center of the jects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, my-n'ivention embraces certainnovel details ofc onstruction and coml Specification of Letters Iatent.

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Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

Application filed ntvgmberes, 1909. Serial No. 530,446,.

bination of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying part of this specification,-,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a drinking fountain constru'cted in accordance with my 1nven'tio'n with, parts broken away. 'Fig. 2 is a transverse section like characters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown, 1 designates the' drinking 'cup provided at its bottom with a tubular nipple 2 provided with screw threads to engage the interior screw threads of a collar 3 carried upon the service pipe The drinking cup is thus detachably secured to the service pipe and Arranged without the drinkingciip 1 is an tension 6 to receive the service-pipe 4. Ar-

ranged centrally 1n the bottom 'oftheo'verflow bowl 5 is a. tubular neck Twhichiis con nected in any desired manner toa waste'pipe 8" through which the overflow .from] the drinking cup finds its way to a drain or suit- The rim 9 of the overflow bowl is extended to a slight distanceabove the rim of; the drinking cup and constitutes able receptacle.

a guard for preventing a person when drink- 9 ing frombringing hishps into contact with the edge ofthe drinking cup 1. It is evident that should a person attempt to insert-his lips-onto the edge of the drinking cup l the the drinkers chin that his nose will be drinking cup 1 and into an upright column of water that issues from the inlet opening water and aring or its equivalent {attached to the cup; and'so disposed tha'tit' s rim will be spacedfromand extend aboye the of,

the'cup, as above described,

drawing forming may be removedtherefrom at any time in order toenable the fountain to be cleaned.

rim 9 of the overflow bowl will so elevate brought directly overthe center 'of the lace'dover a sink or other receptacleiorcatc ing the overflow I through the drinking fountain showing the" overflow bowl 5 provided with a'tubular ex- For reducing the of the jet issulng from the inlet and for producing athick, steady column of water at the centerr'of-the cup 1, I have provided a frusto-conical shaped nozzle 11, with a screened top. The base, peripheral edge of I nozzle 11" water and operates to spread the incoming a regulating valve 14 dispose jetand reduces its pressure.

The conver g walls of the nozzle direct the current 0 water, the pressure of which has been reduced in the chamber 13, upward from the water in the drinking cup in a concentrated thick column, as shown in Fig. 1. The column of water rises a short distance above the surface of the water inthe cup, the relative height bein regulated by g in the service pipe. The fine meshed wire or erforated top .of frusto-conical shaped nozz e 11 operates to further spread the incoming jet issuin from theinlet opening 10. A steadier co umn is produced and .the fountain can be operated with a much higher column of water without danger of the jet issuing from the opening 10, breaking through the body of water in the cup in a small stream and spurting up to a cat height. The fine meshed wire or pe'r drated top of nozzle 11 permits the use of a much smaller opening in inlet 10 and the column of water can be maintained the desired height with less water.

The advanta e ofbeing able to produce a comparativel high column of water is that a suitable co umn can be maintained under varying pressure caused by drawin [water in different parts of the'building w en the fountain is being used.

The conical cone-shaped screened nozzle that o erates to spread the jet issuing from the in et 10, makes it practical to use a shallow cup. Since the size and force of a stream required to pass through a body of water and force up a spout to a given height is in proportion to'the depth of the 'water through which it passes, the advantage of a shallow cup is that less water is used to out the water up to the required height. This ,afl'ords economy in the use of water, often, an im ortant'feature, especially when it is desirab e to have the water flowing continually. Further, the use of a shallow cup permits of a greater number 'of cups being used simultaneously on a single service pipe.

pressure and spreading understood without a more extendedex planation, it being understood that various changes may be made in the form, proportion and minor details of construction without sacrificing any of the advantages or departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is: 1. A drinking fountain consistin cup having an inlet opening, a supp y pipe communicating with the inlet opening, and a nozzle having a tapered bore communicating with and of greater cross dimension than said inlet opening and operatin to direct a short thick steady column 0% water above'the surface of water in the cup.

2. A drinking fountain consistin of a cup having an inlet openin communicating with the inlet openlng, a

- screened nozzle over said inlet opening having its bore communicating with and of greater diameter than the bore being tapered from its intake to' its ofa g, a pp y p p inlet opening, said discharge end'whereby to direct a short thick I steady column of water above the surface of the water in the cup.

3. A drinking fountain consistin of-acup having an inlet'opening, a supp y pipe communicating -with said inlet opening, a.

frusto-conical screened nozzle having itsbase peripheral edges extended to engage the walls of the cup adjacentsaid opening,

the bore of said nozzle communicating with and of greater diameter than said inlet opening whereby to direct the jet from the inlet opening in a thick, steady column arising a short distance above the surface of the water in the cup.

4. A drinking fountaiii consisting of a I cup having an inlet opening, a supply pipe communicating with frusto-conical screened nozzle communicating with said inlet opening and having a peripheral flange to engage the walls of the cup whereby to space the intake and of the nozzle from the throat of said opening, said nozzle operating to reduce the pressure and spread of the jet issuing from the inlet opening and direct said jet in a short, thick, steady column above the surface of the water in the cup.

5. A drinking fountain consisting of a cup having an inlet opening, a frusto-conical nozzle over the inlet openin having a peripheral flange to engage the inner walls .of the drinking cup and cooperate therewith said 1nlet opening, a

L to form a chamber to reduce the pressure from and extending beyond therim of the and spread the jet from the inlet opening, and an overflow bowl without the cup and havin its rim spaced from and extending beyon the rim of the cup to lips from being inserted onto e edge of the cup.

6. A drinking fountain eonsisting of a cup having an inlet opening, a frusto-conical screened nozzle over the inlet openin to reduce the pressure and spread the jet rom the inlet opening, an outer gnarcl spaced cup to prevent the lips from being placed on the edge of the cup and compel drinking from the column of water issuing from revent the the inlet opening'of the cup.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my sigmature in the presence of two witnesses. ANDREW G. SHEAK Witnesses:

W. G. TRowBRmun C. E. SWEET. 

